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Google+ social network no longer requires you to use your real name

article published on 16 July, 2014

In 2011, when Google launched its Google+ social network, the search giant angered many users by requiring that the page include their real name. Google had the novel idea that if your real name was attached to a comment you were making, you were less likely to be belligerent (or violent). It turns out, more than a few people are still willing to make awful comments, even with their real ... [ read the full article ]

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jjmehm
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16. July 2014 @ 13:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
does anyone actually use g+? If so, do enough people use it to have the name policy changes make a difference? Too little, too late.
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16. July 2014 @ 13:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I will say that many people on G+ or any Google thing, as me; never use our real name.
just saying.

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hearme0
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16. July 2014 @ 16:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Very few hermits out there actually use this lame platform and anyone actually congratulating Google for allowing users to conceal their real names should be bopped in the head.

This is something that should have been done at the beginning so SHAME ON GOOGLE for allowing it to go this far!
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